cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
middle of the night; dead of night
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tendency; trend; inclination
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
very loud volume; megavolume
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
meaning; significance; sense
to jump up and down; to hop
surroundings; environs; circumference
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed